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Kings of Denmark (936 .. 1513)

High Middle Ages

From Date	Ruler	Relationship to Predecessor	To Date	Comments
936	Gorm the Old		958	Gorm the Old is concidered to be the first King of Denmark.
958	Harald Bluetooth	Son	986	Harald Bluetooth was king of both Denmark and Norway and was the first king to introduce Christianity to the countries.
986	Sweyn I Fork-beard	Son	1014	Sweyn repeatedly raided the coast of England for treasure. He overthrew his father Harald and later invaded England and became its King.
1014	Harold II	Son	1018	Became King of Denmark after his father Sweyn died.
1019	Canute II The Great	Brother	1035	King of England from 1016 and King of Denmark from 1018.
1035	Harthacnut	Son	1042	Became King of Denmark in 1035 and King of England in 1040 after the death of his half-brother Harold Harefoot. He lost control of Norway to Magnus.
1042	Magnus I of Norway	-	1047	Magnus had become King of Norway in 1035 before taking control of Denmark after the death of Harthacnut. He died suddenly in 1047.
1047	Sweyn II Estridsen	Grandson of Sweyn Fork-beard	1074	Sweyn had many children and was succeeded by several of his sons.
1074	Harold III Hén	Son	1080
1080	Canute the Saint	Brother	1086	Canute supported the expansion of the Church in Denmark. His attempt to invade England was opposed by his court. Canute was murdered during a revolt.
1086	Oluf I Hunger	Brother	1095	Severe famine appears to dominate the reign of Oluf and thought to be a curse for the murder of Canute. Oluf may have blamed himself for the disaster and took his own life.
1095	Eric I Ejegod	Brother	1104
1104	Nicholas I (Niels)		1134
1134	Eric II Emune		1137
1137	Eric III		1146
1146	Sweyn III Grathe and Canute V		1157
1157	Waldemar I		1182
1182	Canute VI		1202
1202	Waldemar II		1241
1241	Eric IV		1250
1250	Abel		1252
1252	Christopher I		1259
1259	Eric V		1286
1286	Eric VI		1319

Kings 936 - 1319

Name:

Gorm the Old

Reign:

936 to 958

Gorm the Old is concidered to be the first King of Denmark.

Name:

Harald Bluetooth

Reign:

958 to 986

Harald Bluetooth was king of both Denmark and Norway and was the first king to introduce Christianity to the countries.

Name:

Sweyn I Fork-beard

Reign:

986 to 1014

Sweyn repeatedly raided the coast of England for treasure. He overthrew his father Harald and later invaded England and became its King.

Name:

Harold II

Reign:

1014 to 1018

Became King of Denmark after his father Sweyn died.

Name:

Canute II The Great

Reign:

1019 to 1035

King of England from 1016 and King of Denmark from 1018.

Name:

Harthacnut

Reign:

1035 to 1042

Became King of Denmark in 1035 and King of England in 1040 after the death of his half-brother Harold Harefoot. He lost control of Norway to Magnus.

Name:

Magnus I of Norway

Reign:

1042 to 1047

Magnus had become King of Norway in 1035 before taking control of Denmark after the death of Harthacnut. He died suddenly in 1047.

Name:

Sweyn II Estridsen

Reign:

1047 to 1074

Sweyn had many children and was succeeded by several of his sons.

Name:

Harold III Hén

Reign:

1074 to 1080

Name:

Canute the Saint

Reign:

1080 to 1086

Canute supported the expansion of the Church in Denmark. His attempt to invade England was opposed by his court. Canute was murdered during a revolt.

Name:

Oluf I Hunger

Reign:

1086 to 1095

Severe famine appears to dominate the reign of Oluf and thought to be a curse for the murder of Canute. Oluf may have blamed himself for the disaster and took his own life.

Name:

Eric I Ejegod

Reign:

1095 to 1104

Name:

Nicholas I (Niels)

Reign:

1104 to 1134

Name:

Eric II Emune

Reign:

1134 to 1137

Name:

Eric III

Reign:

1137 to 1146

Name:

Sweyn III Grathe and Canute V

Reign:

1146 to 1157

Name:

Waldemar I

Reign:

1157 to 1182

Name:

Canute VI

Reign:

1182 to 1202

Name:

Waldemar II

Reign:

1202 to 1241

Name:

Eric IV

Reign:

1241 to 1250

Name:

Abel

Reign:

1250 to 1252

Name:

Christopher I

Reign:

1252 to 1259

Name:

Eric V

Reign:

1259 to 1286

Name:

Eric VI

Reign:

1286 to 1319

Late Middle Ages

From Date	Ruler	Relationship to Predecessor	To Date	Comments
1320	Christopher II		1326
1329	Christopher II (again)		1332
1332	(Interregnum)		1340
1340	Waldemar IV		1375
1375	(Interregnum)		1376
1376	Olaf V		1387
1387	Margaret (Regent)		1412
1397	Eric VII		1439
1440	Christopher III		1448
1448	Christian I		1481
1481	John I		1513

Kings 1320 - 1513

Name:

Christopher II

Reign:

1320 to 1326

Name:

Christopher II (again)

Reign:

1329 to 1332

Name:

(Interregnum II)

Reign:

1332 to 1340

Name:

Waldemar IV

Reign:

1340 to 1375

Name:

(Interregnum)

Reign:

1375 to 1376

Name:

Olaf V

Reign:

1376 to 1387

Name:

Margaret (Regent)

Reign:

1387 to 1412

Name:

Eric VII

Reign:

1397 to 1439

Name:

Christopher III

Reign:

1440 to 1448

Name:

Christian I

Reign:

1448 to 1481

Name:

John I

Reign:

1481 to 1513